【題目】 Do you think doing housework is a hard task for you? Have you ever thought of inventing something to make it __? A boy named Sam Houghton did and he __ a two-head broom (掃帚).

Sam was just three years old when he came up with his __. He saw his father sweep up (打掃) garden leaves and __ brooms while trying to gather large leaves and litter.

Now he is the poster boy for a new show at the British Library in London called “Inventing the 21st Century.” To celebrate __ and encourage new inventors, the famous __ is telling the story of the most special inventions coming out of Britain in the past 10 years. Sam’s broom is produced by big companies, and the brooms are very__ in England.

Young Sam Houghton is now eight years old and has another invention. He has made a balloon popping machine (氣球爆破裝置) for play centers. He said, “We don’t want children to cry because of __ bangs (爆炸聲) of balloons. I used a box to __ the bangs so that they can’t scare (驚嚇) the children.”

Have you ever wanted to be a great inventor? Watch __, think it over and work hard. Maybe you will be an inventor. Do you think so?

【1】A.easierB.harderC.funnier

【2】A.boughtB.inventedC.saw

【3】A.ideaB.wayC.information

【4】A.pickB.changeC.control

【5】A.inventionsB.birthdaysC.festivals

【6】A.schoolB.hotelC.library

【7】A.popularB.interestingC.necessary

【8】A.quietB.loudC.harmful

【9】A.turn onB.turn offC.take away

【10】A.quicklyB.successfullyC.carefully

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】C

【解析】

這篇文章介紹了小發(fā)明家山姆霍頓的兩項發(fā)明和背后的故事。

【1】句意：你有沒有想過發(fā)明一些東西讓它更容易？A.更容易；B.更難；C.更有趣。前句提問“你認為做家務(wù)對你來說是一項艱巨的任務(wù)嗎？”說明這里是在繼續(xù)追問有沒有想著讓做家務(wù)更容易，故選A。

【2】句意：一個叫山姆霍頓的男孩做到了，他發(fā)明了雙頭掃帚。A.買；B.發(fā)明；C.看見。這里是引出男孩的成果，發(fā)明了雙頭掃帚，下文會繼續(xù)介紹，故選B。

【3】句意：當山姆提出他的想法時，他只有三歲。A.想法；B.方式；C.信息。他三歲的時候想出了這個發(fā)明的“主意”，故選A。

【4】句意：他看到他的父親清掃花園里的葉子，并更換掃帚盡力收集大片樹葉和垃圾。A.挑選；B.改變；C.控制。這里是說父親改變掃帚來清掃不同的垃圾，故選B。

【5】句意：為了慶祝發(fā)明并鼓勵新的發(fā)明家，這座著名的圖書館講述了過去10年來英國最特殊的發(fā)明故事。A.發(fā)明；B.生日；C.節(jié)日。這個圖書館是在舉辦一場“21世紀發(fā)明”相關(guān)的展覽，所以是為了慶祝發(fā)明，故選A。

【6】句意：為了慶祝發(fā)明并鼓勵新的發(fā)明家，這座著名的圖書館講述了過去10年來英國最特殊的發(fā)明故事。A.學校；B.酒店；C.圖書館。這場展覽是在倫敦一所圖書館舉行的，故選C。

【7】句意：山姆的掃帚由大公司生產(chǎn)，掃帚在英國很受歡迎。A.流行的；B.有趣的；C.必要的。這里是表達山姆的發(fā)明很熱銷，受歡迎，故選A。

【8】句意：他說，“我們不希望孩子因為氣球的爆炸聲而哭泣。”A.安靜的；B.大聲的；C.有害的。孩子會哭是因為爆炸聲很“大”，故選B。

【9】句意：我用一個盒子把爆炸聲帶走了，這樣它們就不會嚇到孩子了。A.打開；B.關(guān)閉；C.帶走。山姆在陳述他的解決方案，用盒子來帶走爆炸聲音，故選C。

【10】句意：仔細地觀看，多加考慮以及努力學習。A.快速地；B.成功地；C.仔細地。成為發(fā)明家要能“仔細地”觀察事物，故選C。

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